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Housing in ME20 6BL

What the homes in ME20 6BL are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Larkfield & New Hythe
Council
Tonbridge and Malling
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
1,422 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (35.5%). Flats make up 20.6%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.

ME20 6BLEngland
Detached9%22.9%
Semi-detached35.5%31.5%
Terraced34.8%23%
Purpose-built flat15.8%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.7%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building4.1%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.2%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

57.8% of households in the ME20 6BL area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 12.1% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 31.5% own outright and 26.3% with a mortgage.

ME20 6BL
58%
12%
29%
England
  • Owned57.8%61.3%
  • Shared ownership1.2%1%
  • Private rented12.1%20.5%
  • Social rented29%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

ME20 6BLEngland
Owned outright31.5%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan26.3%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent9.3%18.2%
Other private rented2.8%2.2%
From the council4.1%8.3%
From a housing association24.8%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 35.8% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

ME20 6BLEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged 66 or over (22.5%). 22.2% of households include dependent children.

ME20 6BLEngland
Living alone, under 6613.2%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over22.5%12.8%
Couple, no children15.1%16.8%
Couple with dependent children16.4%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children7.1%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children5.8%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.3%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over11.6%9.2%
Sharers and other households5%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in Tonbridge and Malling

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Tonbridge and Malling (August 2026, +3.2% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

Tonbridge and MallingEngland
All homes£1,489£1,459
One bedroom£1,032£1,195
Two bedrooms£1,333£1,335
Three bedrooms£1,626£1,489
Four or more£2,480£2,161
Detached£2,200£1,640
Semi-detached£1,593£1,449
Terraced£1,427£1,435
Flat or maisonette£1,219£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around ME20 6BL (Larkfield & New Hythe) (about 1,422 residents).

Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.

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